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Overview of Maldon crime rate

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Maldon experiences a low crime rate, ranking 24th among 25 adjacent areas in terms of crime incidence. The area reported 3,654 criminal acts in 2023, with a population of 66,208, leading to a crime rate of 55.19 per 1,000 residents. This rate signifies a 12.33% decline from the previous year.

In Maldon, the most prevalent crimes are Violence and sexual offences (45.9%), Other theft (11.9%), and Public order (7.5%). The least frequent are Bicycle theft (0.4%), Robbery (0.2%), and Theft from the person (0.2%).

Of the 17 wards in Maldon, Maldon North (141.8), Maldon West (97.4), and Maldon East (76.8) report the highest crime rates, while Tolleshunt D’Arcy (28.6), Great Totham (28.2), and Tollesbury (21.1) are the safest.

Considering postcode districts within or overlapping Maldon, CM8 (77.8), CM9 (60.3), and CM0 (59.1) have the highest crime rates. The safest areas are CM0 (59.1), CM3 (54.5), and CO5 (53.1).

In Maldon, there’s been an uptick in Anti-social behaviour by 5.71% since 2020, Other theft by 2.07% since 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by up to 2.68% since 2020. However, the area has seen reductions in Anti-social behaviour by 6.45% since 2022, Public order offences by 2.1% since 2023, and Violence and sexual offences by 4.79% since 2023.

Maldon crime incidents by crime type

A total of 3654 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 1678 (45.9)%
Other theft – 433 (11.9)%
Public order – 273 (7.5)%
Criminal damage and arson – 268 (7.3)%
Anti-social behaviour – 218 (6.0)%
Vehicle crime – 205 (5.6)%
Burglary – 180 (4.9)%
Shoplifting – 117 (3.2)%
Drugs – 111 (3.0)%
Other crime – 93 (2.5)%
Possession of weapons – 47 (1.3)%
Bicycle theft – 15 (0.4)%
Robbery – 8 (0.2)%
Theft from the person – 8 (0.2)%

How does Maldon compare against nearby areas ?

Maldon ranks 24th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

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Crime rates in Maldon wards

There are 17 wards within Maldon. Maldon North, Maldon West, Maldon East has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 17 wards from high crime rate to low.